Test PB Collection: FTE

On a recent trip to the California Central Coast, we happened upon a magical wonderEl Moro Elfin Forest Natural Area. It was an especially wonderful surprise for us, as we had lived in Santa Barbara for over 20 years, and had been to the Central Coast many, many times over the years.

While we are all familiar with the fruit twisting and "monkey facing" caused by lygus bugs in strawberry fruit, we may have been kept unaware of other possible effects of these pests because of low treatment efficacy.

Inheriting a mature garden has been a rewarding and surprising experience. It seems as if every day something shoots from the soil that I had no idea was there, or something blooms revealing itself in its floral glory.

The federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides supplemental healthy foods, health care and social service referrals, breastfeeding support, and nutrition education for pregnant and postpartum women and children up to age five in families with low in...

Daniel Munk, UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor, retired from a 36-year career with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources on July 1.

The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program's website contains many useful features to help identify pests and problems in the garden and home. One such feature is the Weed Gallery, which contains hundreds of images and management tips for more than 150 common weeds found in California.

They dogged the dogface butterfly.

COVID-19 status report The number of COVID-19 cases has continued to surge in California over the past two weeks. According to the CDC COVID Data Tracker, in California, 42 counties are experiencing a high rate of cases, 13 have a moderate rate, and only three counties have a low rate of infections.

CLas-positive Asian citrus psyllid found in commercial grove in Pauma Valley, San Diego County An Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) sample confirmed positive for Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) the bacteria that causes Huanglongbing (HLB) was collected from a commercial citrus grove in the Pauma...

This spring I decided to try using potato grow bags. I planted seed potatoes in two bags and in one raised bed. I was late getting them planted, as we had been out of town. By the time they went into the soil, many of the seed potatoes had already sprouted.